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Girl, 3, Struck By Police Motorcycle During Pittsburgh St. Patrick's Day Parade (VIDEO) Girl, 3, Struck By Police Motorcycle During Pittsburgh St. Patrick's Day Parade (VIDEO)
Girl, 3, Struck By Police Motorcycle During Pittsburgh St. Patrick's Day Parade (Video) A 3-year-old girl is being treated for bumps and bruises after being struck by a Pittsburgh police motorcycle during the city's St. Patrick's Day Parade, authorities said. Witnesses said that the child jumped out of her stroller and into the bike's path at Stanwix Street and Boulevard of the Allies as the parade was ending at 1:30 p.m., according to the city's public safety department. Footage of the incident was captured by View Pittsburgh, who was live-streaming the parade on Facebook. The incident happened just after the 10:30-minute mark. The girl was "alert and oriented" when EMS…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Suspected Florida Killer, Pregnant GF Beater; Caught In Pennsylvania: Police Suspected Florida Killer, Pregnant GF Beater; Caught In Pennsylvania: Police
Suspected Florida Killer, Pregnant GF Beater; Caught In Pennsylvania: Police A Jamaican man with an expired visa, has been on the run since he was accused of fatally shooting a man in Florida, and now he has been arrested in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Tuesday, March 5.  Danitto Simpson, 25, along with one of the owners of Smoking Stars, Shelly Omarie Duberry 38, were arrested during warranted searches by Pittsburgh Police, with the assistance of Allegheny County Police. Duberry was arrested at her residence in a hotel located at 1000 Park Lane Drive in North Fayette. Simpson was arrested at the Smoking Stars store located at 433 …

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Catastrophically Failed' Reactor Explodes In PA: Authorities (PHOTOS) 'Catastrophically Failed' Reactor Explodes In PA: Authorities (PHOTOS)
'Catastrophically Failed' Reactor Explodes In PA: Authorities (Photos) An explosive fire erupted at a power station in western Pennsylvania on Monday, authorities said.  A reactor “catastrophically failed" at the Duquesne Lighting electrical facility on Brunot Island just after 8 p.m. on July 24, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety.  The reactor failure sparked "multiple explosions" leading to several fires at the facility, Assistant Pittsburgh Fire Chief Brian Kokkila said. These fires took hours to put out because crews had to ferry over to the island and due to 340,000+ volts within the station, Kokkila explained.  The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, EMS, a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Student Shot Classmate Dead Outside PA School, Police Say Student Shot Classmate Dead Outside PA School, Police Say
Student Shot Classmate Dead Outside PA School, Police Say One 15-year-old boy is dead and his peer has been arrested for his murder, police in Pittsburgh say.  Derrick Harris was fired upon 11 times in front of Oliver Citywide Academy around 7:25 a.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, Pittsburgh police announced later that afternoon.  Police Zone 1 Units arrived to find Harris "shot multiple times outside Oliver Citywide Academy's front entrance. Officers administered CPR and first aid and requested medics," police stated in the release. Jamier Perry was spotted running from the scene with a firearm. He "was taken into custody without further incident…

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by Jillian Pikora
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2 Sets Of Human Remains Found On The Same Afternoon In Separate PA Woods: Authorities 2 Sets Of Human Remains Found On The Same Afternoon In Separate PA Woods: Authorities
2 Sets Of Human Remains Found On The Same Afternoon In Separate PA Woods: Authorities Two bodies where found separately in wooded area of Pennsylvania in the afternoon on Sunday, March 19, 2023, authorities say. The first body was found in the Harrisburg area, in the 1300 block of Crooked Hill Road near the US Postal Service shipping and sorting hub close to Elmerton Road by the Farm Show Complex, authorities explained.  The reported of "human remains" was called into the Susquehanna Township Police around 1:30 p.m. and officers, the Dauphin County Coroner's Office, and the Dauphin County Forensics Unit began to investigate the incident. No further details on that inci…

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by Jillian Pikora
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AK47 Fired 3X At PA Postal Worker By Probationer Called 'Bullet': Authorities AK47 Fired 3X At PA Postal Worker By Probationer Called 'Bullet': Authorities
AK47 Fired 3X At PA Postal Worker By Probationer Called 'Bullet': Authorities A man called "Bullet" fired an AK47 at a Pittsburgh postal worker on Thursday, January 5, 2023, authorities say. Pittsburgh Police from Zone 1 were called to reports of shots fired in the 200 block of Waldorf Street just after 2 p.m. The postal worker told police he was delivering mail when the driver of a blue sedan yelled, “Where is my mail? You have my mail!,” according to a criminal complaint obtained by WTAE.  The man was later identified at Martinel "Bullet" Lee Humphries, 28, who was spot on a "homeowner's private camera footage shows the suspect had exited the running vehicle,…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Restaurant Employees Held Hostage In Pittsburgh, Police Say Restaurant Employees Held Hostage In Pittsburgh, Police Say
Restaurant Employees Held Hostage In Pittsburgh, Police Say A man from Erie heading to see his kids in West Virginia held employees hostage at a Pittsburgh Eat 'N Park on Thursday, Jan. 5, authorities say.  Larry David Elkins II, 30, of Erie, fired at least three shots while holding two workers and the manager hostage at the restaurant in the 1200 block of Banksville Road, according to police and court documents.  Pittsburgh police from Zone 6 were called to reports of shots fired, including a man who passed by Elkins in the parking lot. Upon arrival, police were directed to a back office where they quickly detained him. Three shell…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Police Cruisers 'Engulfed In Flames' At Training Academy In Pennsylvania Police Cruisers 'Engulfed In Flames' At Training Academy In Pennsylvania
Police Cruisers 'Engulfed In Flames' At Training Academy In Pennsylvania Three police cruisers we're burned in a parking lot directly adjacent to a Police Training Academy in western Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Sept. 28, authorities say. Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire and Pittsburgh Police were called to the vehicle fire in Zone 1 shortly after 2:30 a.m., according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. Upon arrival they found three Pittsburgh police cruisers "parked just outside the Academy building were fully engulfed in flames," as stated in the release. "Firefighters extinguished the fire in each cruiser and no one was injured. There was no damage to the building," au…

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by Jillian Pikora
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11-Year-Old Boy Steals, Crashes Grandparents Car In Pittsburgh: Authorities 11-Year-Old Boy Steals, Crashes Grandparents Car In Pittsburgh: Authorities
11-Year-Old Boy Steals, Crashes Grandparents Car In Pittsburgh: Authorities An 11-year-old boy stole his grandparents car and crashed it into a pole in Pittsburgh’s Windgap neighborhood early Thursday morning, authorities say. Pittsburgh police were called to the report of a vehicle that had hit a pole at the intersection of Broadhead Fording Road and Windgap Avenue just before 3 a.m., according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. The 11-year-old was not hurt in the crash, according to the police.  The boy’s family members were at the scene, and he is now in their care, public safety officials say. Apparently, the tween had previously taken the car and gone driving…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pittsburgh Man Missing Near 1 Week Found: Police Pittsburgh Man Missing Near 1 Week Found: Police
Pittsburgh Man Missing Near 1 Week Found: Police UPDATE: David Henchell, 57, of Pittsburgh, has been found safe on Tuesday, September 6, according to both borough police and his family. ORIGINAL: A 57-year-old Pittsburgh Man has been missing after nearly one week, according to Pittsburgh police. David Henchell, was last seen in the Carrick area on September 1, police say. He’s described as having brown eyes and brown hair. He’s 5 feet, 9 inches tall, and weighs 160 pounds, according to the release by police.  Henchell drives a white Chevy Impala with Pennsylvania license plate LRR-4109 and he is possibly headed to Butler Coun…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Girl, 14, Missing From PA Home Found Safe: Police Girl, 14, Missing From PA Home Found Safe: Police
Girl, 14, Missing From PA Home Found Safe: Police UPDATE: Mahayla Shannon has been safely located, police say. ORIGINAL: A 14-year-old girl has gone missing from her Pennsylvania home, police say.  Mahayla Shannon was reported as missing around 11 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, according to Pittsburgh police's Special Victims Unit. She was last seen in Pittsburgh's Zone 1, police say.   She is described as being 5'1" tall with black hair and brown eyes, according to the police release. Anyone who sees Shannon or knows of her whereabouts is asked to call (412) 323-7141. 

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by Jillian Pikora
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2 Kids Dead, 9 Hurt As Party-Goers Jump From Window In Pittsburgh AirBnb Mass Shooting 2 Kids Dead, 9 Hurt As Party-Goers Jump From Window In Pittsburgh AirBnb Mass Shooting
2 Kids Dead, 9 Hurt As Party-Goers Jump From Window In Pittsburgh AirBnb Mass Shooting Two children were killed and nine other victims injured when gunfire broke out at a party in Pittsburgh overnight, reports say. The 200-person party was under way at a short-term rental property at Madison Avenue and Suismon Street when nearly 50 shots were fired around 12:30 p.m., the Associated Press reports. Some people purportedly broke bones jumping out of windows while trying to flee. "You have alcohol, you have underage people here and you have guns," Pittsburgh police commander John Fisher told WPXI-TV. "That's a deadly combination at any type of an event, and the end result …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Two Stabbed PA Boys In Critical Condition Police Say Two Stabbed PA Boys In Critical Condition Police Say
Two Stabbed PA Boys In Critical Condition Police Say A Pennsylvania dad showed up at a police station with his stabbed “young son” and returned to a home to find another boy stabbed Friday morning, police say.The father arrived with his son at the Pittsburgh police’s Zone 2 station on Centre Avenue before 7 a.m. Apr. 1, police say. “EMS transported the child to the hospital,” according to a release by city police. The dad and police returned to a home in the 200 block of Dinwiddie Street to find a second boy had been stabbed, according to the release. This boy was also was taken to an area hospital. Both boys are in critical but stable condi…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Woman Who Drove Over Fiance Accused Of Attempted Homicide PA Woman Who Drove Over Fiance Accused Of Attempted Homicide
PA Woman Who Drove Over Fiance Accused Of Attempted Homicide A 44-year-old Pennsylvania woman is accused of running over her fiance after an argument, according to a release by police. Pittsburgh Police were called to crash into a fence in the 100 block of Knox Avenue for on Friday, March 25 around 11:45 p.m., police say. When officers arrived, Tina McAfee was standing next to a wrecked vehicle, according to the release. During the investigation, the man— later identified as her fiance, as reported by multiple media outlets, was found injured on Grape Street, police say. The man received care inside a nearby home while explaining to officials that…

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by Jillian Pikora
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GOT HIM! Man Wanted For PA New Year’s Eve Triple Homicide Captured By US Marshals GOT HIM! Man Wanted For PA New Year’s Eve Triple Homicide Captured By US Marshals
GOT HIM! Man Wanted For PA New Year’s Eve Triple Homicide Captured By US Marshals A man who was wanted for killing two mothers and a 12-year-old boy on New Year’s Eve in Pennsylvania has been taken into custody, authorities say. Ronald Steave, 29,  has been arrested on charges in connection with the killing Wanda “Nandi” Fitzgerald, Tatiana “Tay” Hill, both 28, and Denzel “Buddy” Nolan Jr., 13, inside of Fitzgerald’s home in the 7500 block of Hamilton Avenue in Pittsburgh on Dec. 31, 2021 around 4 a.m., Pittsburgh city police said at the time. Steave was apprehended in McKeesport on Thursday, Mar. 24 at 5:12 p.m. in a coordinated effort by the ATF, US Marshals Wes…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Autocorrect Error Sent SWAT To PA Neighborhood: Police Autocorrect Error Sent SWAT To PA Neighborhood: Police
Autocorrect Error Sent SWAT To PA Neighborhood: Police A building was cleared and people were asked to avoid a neighbor after someone's autocorrect caused a big misunderstanding, according to officials and multiple media outlets. A text from a friend with a typo due to autocorrect. The text was meant to say “fire alarm,” but it autocorrected to “firearm," WPXI reports citing Pittsburgh police. When the friend did not respond, the person called 911, the outlet says.  The autocorrect issue has been confirmed as the reason for the call of police to Pittsburgh Northside, according to Pittsburgh police Public Information Officer Maurice Matthews…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Emerges From PA River With Multiple Gunshot Wounds: Police Man Emerges From PA River With Multiple Gunshot Wounds: Police
Man Emerges From PA River With Multiple Gunshot Wounds: Police Two men were shot on in, and somehow one of them ended up in a Pennsylvania river on Sunday, according to the police. The first victim arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg around 11 p.m., according to Pittsburgh police. He is currently in stable condition, according to police as of Monday morning. Shortly afterwards, police were alerted to a man calling for help in the area of Island and Preble avenues, Pittsburgh police public information officer Cara Cruz says. When police arrived, they found a man who "had come up out of the river," Cruz said. The man was sufferi…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Shot In Both Legs In Highrise Apartment In PA: Police Man Shot In Both Legs In Highrise Apartment In PA: Police
Man Shot In Both Legs In Highrise Apartment In PA: Police A man on the eleventh floor of an apartment was shot in both of his legs on Monday night, according to a release by the police. Pittsburgh police received multiple 9-1-1 calls for a person shot inside an apartment building in the 600 block of Stanwix Street in Pittsburgh just before 9:45 p.m., the release shows. Upon arrival police found a man with gunshot wounds to each of his legs, police say.  Officers applied tourniquets until paramedics arrived, then the man was transported to the hospital where he remains in critical condition, according to the release. Detectives from Major Cr…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Two People Seriously Hurt In PA Shooting That Injured Police K9: Police Two People Seriously Hurt In PA Shooting That Injured Police K9: Police
Two People Seriously Hurt In PA Shooting That Injured Police K9: Police Three people have been arrested following a shooting that left two people in serious condition– and injured a police K9, on Thursday night, the police say. Pittsburgh police were called to the double shooting in the 1000 block of Woods Run Avenue around 10:40 p.m., on Feb. 10, according to a release by the police. Upon arrival officers found “evidence of a shooting and two nearby gunshot victims on the scene,” as stated in the release. The first victim was found inside a home in the 900 block of Woods Run Avenue, according to the release. He had a gunshot wound to the back and was brie…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Boy, 8, Found In Detroit After Kidnapping, Michigan State Police Say PA Boy, 8, Found In Detroit After Kidnapping, Michigan State Police Say
PA Boy, 8, Found In Detroit After Kidnapping, Michigan State Police Say An 8-year-old boy from Pennsylvania was found in Detroit, according to a release by Michigan state police. The Michigan state police Second District Special Investigation Section was contacted by Pittsburgh police to assist in a search for a kidnapped child, according to the release. The boy was determined to be on Detroit’s west side so MSP obtained a search warrant and went to the area, the release states. The boy was found safe and three adults were arrested, MSP says. Two subjects were arrested after the attempted to interfere, they were charged with resisting and obstructing police, …

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by Jillian Pikora